Ian MacAuslan

Biography

Ian is a development social scientist specialising in social protection, vulnerability, livelihoods, migration and political analysis.  Before joining OPM, Ian spent 3 years working on consultancy assignments in India, South East Asia, and Africa, undertaking primary research and analysis; providing policy advice to governments, donor organisations, and NGOs; and co-authoring several publications.  His specific expertise is in qualitative and quantitative research design and analysis, and the design and evaluation of social protection and livelihoods programmes.  Ian’s recent projects at OPM include an evaluation of the relative effectiveness of cash transfers and community-based programmes in Malawi and Uganda; and a prefeasibility study of financing mechanisms for social protection for health in Yemen.  He is currently working on a cross-country analysis of the effectiveness of aid for statistical capacity building.